Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 70296

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

David Davis

ConservativeGoole and Pocklington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of suspected IRA members accused of terrorism offences between 1970 and 1990 that were later acquitted.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Northern Ireland Office does not hold information relating to charging and prosecutions of terrorism offences; this would be held by the operationally independent PSNI and PPSNI.